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JERUSALEM (Reuters) – Warning sirens sounded in northern Israel, the Israeli military said on Thursday, amid heightened alert over the possibility of retaliatory strikes from Hezbollah following the assassination of a senior commander this week. Israeli media reported interceptions from Iron Dome air defences over the Western Galilee but it was not immediately clear whether …

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ISTANBUL (Reuters) – Parliament’s decision to strip a jailed opposition lawmaker of his seat is “null and void”, Turkey’s Constitutional Court has ruled, prompting calls by his lawyer and the opposition for his release and return to the assembly. Can Atalay was sentenced in 2022 after being convicted of trying to overthrow the government by …

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By Parisa Hafezi and Jana Choukeir DUBAI (Reuters) – Iranians turned out to mourn Hamas political leader Ismail Haniyeh on Thursday, a day after he was assassinated in Iran’s capital in an attack that has heightened fears of a direct conflict between Tehran and its arch-enemy Israel. State TV broadcast live images of Supreme Leader …

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By Aadi Nair PARIS (Reuters) -Ireland’s Kellie Harrington and Brazil’s Beatriz Ferreira made history by winning their respective lightweight quarter-finals and assuring themselves of a medal at the Paris Olympics while setting up a rematch of their final in Tokyo three years ago. Defending champion Harrington got the better of Colombian Angie Valdes in a …

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(Reuters) – The body of Hezbollah military commander Fuad Shukr has been found in rubble in the southern suburbs of the Lebanese capital Beirut, two security sources told Reuters on Wednesday. Israel’s military announced late on Tuesday that it had killed Shukr, whom it named as Hezbollah’s most senior commander and whom it blamed for …

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By Ari Rabinovitch JERUSALEM (Reuters) -Israel’s government maintained a deliberate silence over the assassination of Hamas chief Ismail Haniyeh in Iran on Wednesday but for many Israelis, the killing of one of their most high profile enemies was a welcome moment after months of war. Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu, whose security credentials were shattered by …

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ROME (Reuters) – A large fire broke out in Rome on Wednesday on a hill near the Italian capital’s court of justice and a public TV broadcasting centre, forcing the evacuation of several buildings and offices, firefighters said. The fire in the Monte Mario area was under control, with 10 crews on the case, the …

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ISTANBUL (Reuters) – Thousands of pro-Palestinian protesters marched through the streets of central Istanbul late on Wednesday to protest the killing of Hamas leader Ismail Haniyeh. Haniyeh was assassinated in the Iranian capital Tehran in an attack that drew threats of revenge on Israel and fuelled further concern that the conflict in Gaza was turning …

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